France Presse (AFP) video coordinator in Ukraine Arman Soldin was killed on Tuesday afternoon in a Grad rocket attack in eastern Ukraine, journalists accompanying him told the news agency.
The attack took place around 4:30 pm local time (2:30 pm in Lisbon) in the area of Chasov Yar, a Ukrainian town near Bakhmut, the main battlefield between Russian and Ukrainian forces since last year.
“It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of AFP reporter Arman Soldin, which took place today in eastern Ukraine. All our thoughts go to his family and loved ones,” the AFP said in a statement. twitter.